Recipe - Tandoori Chicken - Tandoori Murgh

2 Inch fresh ginger root,
peeled and grated
4 Garlic cloves, peel/grated
1 teaspoon Cumin seed
One half teaspoon Cayenne pepper
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Plain yogurt
4 pound Chicken, in serving pieces
2 tablespoon Veg. oil
One half teaspoon Turmeric

Preparation and cooking time: 2 hours for overnight marinating, plus about
1 hour

Combine grated ginger, garlic, cumin seed, cayenne pepper, salt and yogurt.

Put the chicken pieces in a foillined baking pan, pour over the yogurt
mixture, and use your hands to coat the meat completely. Leave the chicken
to marinate for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight.

Heat the oven to 350 F. Dribble the oil over the chicken in the baking pan,
and sprinkle the chicken with turmeric. Place the pan in the oven and bake
for about 1 hour, basting frequently with the oil and yogurt marinade at
the bottom of the pan. Serve with hot pita bread and lentil dal.

From Ismail Merchant`s Indian Cuisine by Ismail Merchant

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini